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Kim Wilde wants Glastonbury legends slot

Kim Wilde admits playing Glastonbury is on her bucket list

Kim Wilde says it is one of her dreams to perform at Glastonbury.

Kim Wilde admits playing Glastonbury is on her bucket list

The 64-year-old pop legend admits she would love to get the call from organiser Emily Eavis to play the Sunday afternoon legends slot on the Pyramid Stage and be able to sing her greatest hits, such as ‘Kids in America’, ‘Chequered Love’ and ‘You Came’, to the festival crowd.

When asked if she wants to play Glastonbury, she replied: “That would be so nice. I just saw the poster for this year and there are some fantastic names on there. I couldn’t say I wouldn’t love to see my name on a Glasto line-up one year! I would love it if it did.”

Sir Rod Stewart is performing in the legends slot at this year’s festival and previous artists to land the prestigious place on the bill include Kylie Minogue, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Diana Ross among others.

Kim watches the event – which is held on Worthy Farm in Somerset, South West England – on television each year and if she never ends up performing she would like to go and experience the festival amongst the crowd.

The ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’ hitmaker would not use her pop star status to try and get a free access all areas ticket because she loves the egalitarian spirit of Glastonbury.

Speaking to BANG Showbiz, she said: “I always watch it. I love Glastonbury. I’ve never been, I think I need to do something about that. I haven’t got the patience to be on the phone or the computer to get the tickets!

“It’s not who you are that gets in, it’s not that kind of a gig. I really respect that. It’s not about who you know, I really like the fact that I can’t swing a ticket, I think that says a lot about Glastonbury. It’s for the people, that’s exactly who that concert is for, it’s not for the likes of me to just breeze up and get a backstage pass,…

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